Adhesive preparations

Abstract

This invention provides a patch with less skin stimulation, excellent in long time store stability and heat stability and having favorable tack during use. The patch comprising a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer, polyisobutylene, tackifier, plasticizer and pharmaceutically effective ingredient, in which two or more kinds of polyisobutylene of different average molecular weight are used in combination and the viscosity of the adhesive of the patch is between 1500 and 30,000 poise (at 60° C.) and the tack of the patch is from 5 to 200 g / 10 mm.

Description

[0001]The present application is a Continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 10 / 149,942, filed Jun. 14, 2002, now abandoned which in turn claimed the prior benefit of International Application No. PCT / JP00 / 08893, filed Dec. 15, 2000.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]This invention concerns a patch applied to skins. More specifically, it relates to a patch giving less physical stimulations upon peeling such as pulling to hairs or skins and having good tack during use.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]For patches applied to skins, various patches or sticking plasters incorporating anti-inflammatory / analgesic agents such as methyl salicylate or L-menthol into a plaster layer have been developed and marketed as typical products. Usually, such patches or sticking plaster agents are prepared by forming an adhesive on a support made of films, non-woven fabrics or woven fabrics and have been used with an aim of protecting skins after suture and for anti-inflammatory and analgesic purpose to inflammation ...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]This invention has been achieved for saving the problems in the patch or sticking plaster agent described above and intends to provide a patch with less stimulations to skins, excellent in long time store stability and heat stability, and having good tack during use.

[0009]The present inventors have made earnest studies for attaining the foregoing purpose and have accomplished this invention based on the finding that physical stimulations upon peeling such as pulling hairs or skins can be moderated and damages to skins can be suppressed effectively and excellent long time stability is obtainable by blending two or more of poly isobutylenes of different average molecular weight to an adhesive containing a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer, a tackifier, a plasticizer and a pharmaceutically effective ingredient in ingredients of a base agent and defining the viscosity of the adhesive of the patch to 1,500-30,000 poise (at 60° C.) and the tack of the patch to 5-200 g / 10 mm.

[0017]Adhesion to skins, pains upon peeling and skin eruptions are greatly improved by using the styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer of this invention having the weight average molecular weight described above and at the blending ratio described above and, further preferably, by controlling the viscosity and the tack. If the blending amount is less than 10% by mass, it is not preferred since the cohesion or the shape retainability is reduced. Further, if the blending amount is 50% by mass or more, the cohesion of the base agent increases to undesirably lower the tack, make the plaster not uniform and deteriorate the operationability.

[0025]The tackifier preferably has the softening point of 60° C. to 150° C. and, for example, rosin ester, hydrogenated rosin ester, maleic acid modified rosin ester, polyterpen resin and petroleum resin can be used therefor and they can include, for example, Ester gum A, AA-G, H or HP (manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Co. Ltd.), Hariester L, S or P (manufactured by Harima Chemical Inc.), Pinecrystal KE-100 or KE-311 (manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Co. Ltd.), Hercolin D (manufactured by Rika Hercules Co. Ltd.), Foral 85 or 105 (manufactured by Rika Hercules Co. Ltd.), Stebelite ester 7 or 10 (manufactured by Rika Hercules Co. Ltd.), Pentalin 4820 or 4740 (manufactured by Rika Hercules Co. Ltd.), Arkon P-85 or P-100 (manufactured by Arakawa Kagaku Co. Ltd.), Escholetz 5300 (manufactured by Exxon Chemical Co. Ltd.), Clieron K, M or P (manufactured by Yasuhara Chemical Co. Ltd.) and one or more of them can be blended. The blending amount is from 5 to 50% by mass, preferably, 7 to 45% by mass and, more preferably, 10 to 40% by mass. They are formulated such that the viscosity and each the tack are within the range as described above. With this blending ratio, tack, adhesion to skin, pains upon peeling and skin eruptions of skins can be improved greatly. If the blending amount is less than 5% by mass, it is not preferred since the tack and the deposition to the skin are lowered. Further, if it is 50% by mass or more, it is not preferred since this lowers the shape retainability, and increases pains upon peeling, damages to keratin layers, skin eruptions and sliminess.

[0026]The plasticizer having a solution viscosity of from 10 to 100 centistoke (at 40° C.) is preferred and it can include, for example, almond oil, olive oil, camellia oil, persic oil, peanut oil, olefinic acid and liquid paraffin, and one or more of them can be blended. The blending ratio is from 10 to 70% by mass, preferably, 15 to 60% by mass, more preferably, 20 to 55% by mass and they are formulated such that the viscosity and the tack are each within the range described above. With this blending ratio, tack, adhesion to skins, dispersibility of chemicals in the base agent, pains upon peeling, damages to keratin layers, skin eruptions, and heat stability are greatly improved. When the blending amount thereof is less than 10% by mass, it is not preferred since the tack, adhesion to the skins and dispersibility of chemical are lowered and the viscosity of the patch is increased to undesirably make the patch not uniform and lower the operationability. Further, when it is 70% by mass or more, it is not preferred since this lowers the percutaneous absorption of chemicals and the shape retainability, and increases pains upon peeling, damages to keratin layers, skin eruptions and sliminess.

Problems solved by technology

To directly apply the patches or sticking plaster agents to skins, an appropriate tack is required so as to avoid peeling but it has been generally known that the tack inevitably causes damages to keratin layers when peeling from skins thereby causing skin eruptions or increase undesirable stimulations owing to from the ingredients of the base agent.

However, during sticking although such formulations are effective to stimulants contained in secretions or sweats discharged from skins, they can not be said effective to physical stimulations upon peeling such as pulling hairs or skins, or favorable in view of upon appending.